Electronic device, operating method of electronic device, and recording medium

Abstract

An example electronic device includes a communication circuit; a memory; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to store a plurality of feature points corresponding to a plurality of persons in the memory; acquire a first image; acquire a first portion in which the face of at least one person is recognized in the first image; acquire a first feature point related to the face from the first portion; identify whether a second feature point corresponding to the first feature point is present in the plurality of feature points stored in the memory; and, based on no feature point corresponding to the first feature point being identified, transmit the first feature point and information related to the first feature point to an external electronic device; based on the feature point corresponding to the feature point related to the face being stored in the external electronic device, receive identification information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device, store the received identification information; and transmit the first image to the external electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a communication circuit;   memory; and   at least one processor comprising processing circuitry functionally connected to the communication circuit and the memory,   wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 store a plurality of feature points corresponding to a plurality of persons in the memory, 
 obtain a first image, 
 obtain a first portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the first image, 
 obtain a first feature point related to the face from the first portion in which the face is recognized, 
 identify whether a second feature point corresponding to the first feature point is among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and 
 based on no feature point corresponding to the first feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory,
 transmit the first feature point and information related to the first feature point to an external electronic device through the communication circuit, based on the second feature point being stored in the external electronic device, 
 receive identification information about the external electronic device through the communication circuit, 
 store the received identification information in the memory, and 
 transmit the first image to the external electronic device. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , further comprising a camera,
 wherein the first image is obtained through the camera or from the memory.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmit the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point through the communication circuit. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the communication circuit includes a first communication circuit configured to operate in a first communication scheme and a second communication circuit configured to operate in a second communication scheme,
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 transmit the first feature point and the information related to the first feature point to the external electronic device through the first communication circuit, and 
 transmit the first image to the external electronic device through the second communication circuit, and 
   wherein the first communication scheme comprises a Bluetooth low energy scheme, and the second communication scheme comprises a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct scheme.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the information related to the first feature point together with the identification information about the external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication circuit, and store the first feature point in the memory, and
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 obtain a second image, 
 obtain a second portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the second image, 
 obtain a third feature point related to the face from the second portion in which the face is recognized, 
 identify whether a fourth feature point corresponding to the third feature point is among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and 
 based on identifying that the fourth feature point corresponds to the first feature point, transmit the second image to the external electronic device through the communication circuit. 
   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information related to the first feature point includes an index of the first feature point. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to store, in the memory, identification information about a plurality of external electronic devices corresponding to the plurality of feature points, respectively, and
 wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmit the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point, based on identification information corresponding to the second feature point among the identification information about the plurality of external electronic devices.   
     
     
         8 . A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
 storing a plurality of feature points corresponding to a plurality of persons in a memory,   obtaining a first image,   obtaining a first portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the first image,   obtaining a first feature point related to the face from the first portion in which the face is recognized,   identifying whether a second feature point corresponding to the first feature point is among a plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and   based on no feature point corresponding to the first feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory,
 transmitting the first feature point and information related to the first feature point to an external electronic device through a communication circuit, based on the second feature point being stored in the external electronic device, 
 receiving identification information about the external electronic device through the communication circuit, 
 storing the received identification information in the memory, and 
 transmitting the first image to the external electronic device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first image is obtained through a camera or from the memory. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising, based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmitting the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point through the communication circuit. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the communication circuit includes a first communication circuit operating in a Bluetooth low energy scheme and a second communication circuit operating in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct scheme, and
 wherein the method further comprises:
 transmitting the first feature point and the information related to the first feature point to the external electronic device through the first communication circuit, and 
 transmitting the first image to the external electronic device through the second communication circuit. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving the information related to the first feature point with the identification information about the external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication circuit,   storing the first feature point in the memory,   obtaining a second image,   obtaining a second portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the second image,   obtaining a third feature point related to the face from the second portion in which the face is recognized,   identifying whether a fourth feature point corresponding to the third feature point is among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and   based on the fourth feature point corresponding to the first feature point, transmitting the second image to the external electronic device through the communication circuit.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information related to the first feature point includes an index of the first feature point. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identification information about a plurality of external electronic devices corresponding to the plurality of feature points is stored in the memory, respectively, and
 wherein the method further comprises, based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmitting the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point, based on identification information corresponding to the second feature point in the identification information about the plurality of external electronic devices.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program which when executed, causes an electronic device to perform operations comprising:
 storing a plurality of feature points corresponding to a plurality of persons in a memory,   obtaining a first image,   obtaining a first portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the first image,   obtaining a first feature point related to the face from the first portion in which the face is recognized,   identifying whether there is a second feature point corresponding to the first feature point among a plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and   based on no feature point corresponding to the first feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory,
 transmitting the first feature point and information related to the first feature point to an external electronic device through a communication circuit, 
   based on the second feature point being stored in the external electronic device,
 receiving identification information about the external electronic device through the communication circuit, 
 storing the received identification information in the memory, and transmitting the first image to the external electronic device. 
   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of  claim 15 , wherein the program which when executed, causes the electronic device to perform operations further comprising:
 based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmitting the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point through the communication circuit.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of  claim 15 , wherein the communication circuit includes a first communication circuit operating in a Bluetooth low energy scheme and a second communication circuit operating in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct scheme, and
 wherein the program which when executed, causes the electronic device to perform operations further comprises:
 transmitting the first feature point and the information related to the first feature point to the external electronic device through the first communication circuit, and 
 transmitting the first image to the external electronic device through the second communication circuit. 
   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of  claim 15 , wherein the program which when executed, causes the electronic device to perform operations further comprising:
 receiving the information related to the first feature point with the identification information about the external electronic device from the external electronic device through the communication circuit,   storing the first feature point in the memory,   obtaining a second image,   obtaining a second portion in which a face of at least one person is recognized in the second image,   obtaining a third feature point related to the face from the second portion in which the face is recognized,   identifying whether a fourth feature point corresponding to the third feature point is among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, and   based on the fourth feature point corresponding to the first feature point, transmitting the second image to the external electronic device through the communication circuit.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of  claim 15 , wherein the information related to the first feature point includes an index of the first feature point. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first image is obtained through a camera or from the memory,
 wherein identification information about a plurality of external electronic devices corresponding to the plurality of feature points is stored in the memory, respectively, and   wherein the program which when executed, causes the electronic device to perform operations further comprises:   based on the second feature point being identified among the plurality of feature points stored in the memory, transmitting the first image to an external electronic device corresponding to the first feature point, based on identification information corresponding to the second feature point in the identification information about the plurality of external electronic devices.